Weekend linkdump for November 13

So apparently the Cubs winning the World Series represents a minor plot problem for one of Scalzi’s book series. It’s like that episode of Star Trek: TNG where Picard talks about Fermat’s Last Theorem still being unsolved, an assertion that became untrue five years after that episode aired.

The amazing story of a former MLB prospect who became a mob hitman.

RIP, Janet Reno, first woman to serve as US Attorney General.

The only thing cooler than a story about a forty-years-overdue library book being returned from Finland to Ohio is having such a story include quotes from a friend of mine.

“Several Latin American major leaguers have appeared in videos shared on social media stating their opposition to an international draft.”

One ginormous meteorite found on a Texas dude ranch.

“What will you do to fix the national epidemic of hateration in this dancerie?”, and other positive things that came out of this slog of a campaign.

Hello dog. Hello dog. Hello dog…”

Jane the Virgin’s Creator Rewrote a Scene to Feature a Clearer Instance of Consent Because of Donald Trump.

“Less than six hours after Donald Trump became the president-elect of the United States, a Russian hacker gang perhaps best known for breaking into computer networks at the Democratic National Committee launched a volley of targeted phishing campaigns against American political think-tanks and non-government organizations (NGOs).”

The Cinemax Theory of racism.

“While nowhere near as fateful for the country, a Trump presidency also is creating intrigue at Saturday Night Live, which will have to come up with a long-term plan for President-elect Trump’s portrayal for the next four years.”

RIP, Leonard Cohen, legendary singer/songwriter. 2016 can end any day now.

RIP, Alma Newsom, trailblazing news reporter who was among the first black women to anchor a Houston television broadcast.

RIP, Robert “Papa Bear” Edwards, founder of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.

“By the time all the ballots are counted, she seems likely to be ahead by more than 2 million votes and more than 1.5 percentage points, according to my Times colleague Nate Cohn. She will have won by a wider percentage margin than not only Al Gore in 2000 but also Richard Nixon in 1968 and John F. Kennedy in 1960.”

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